PHILOSOPHER

Crates of Thebes

365 BC - 285 BC

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Crates (Ancient Greek: Κράτης ὁ Θηβαῖος; c. 365 – c. 285 BC) of Thebes was a Greek Cynic philosopher, the principal pupil of Diogenes of Sinope and the husband of Hipparchia of Maroneia who lived in the same manner as him. Crates gave away his money to live a life of poverty on the streets of Athens. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Crates of Thebes is the 349th most popular philosopher (down from 291st in 2019), the 209th most popular biography from Greece (down from 162nd in 2019) and the 31st most popular Greek Philosopher.

Crates of Thebes is most famous for being the birthplace of Oedipus.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Crates of Thebes ranks 349 out of 1,267. Before him are David Strauss, Louis Couturat, Rudolf Otto, Anne Sullivan, Justus Lipsius, and Antonio Negri. After him are Pompeia Plotina, Aristoxenus, Robert Nozick, Hermann Cohen, Günther Anders, and René Girard.

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Among people born in 365 BC, Crates of Thebes ranks 2. Before him is Pyrrho. After him are Philotas, and Pharnabazus III. Among people deceased in 285 BC, Crates of Thebes ranks 1. After him is Marcus Valerius Corvus.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Crates of Thebes ranks 209 out of 1,024. Before him are Gazi Husrev-beg (1480), Phoebe (50), Nicholas Kabasilas (1322), Nearchus (-356), Theopompus (-400), and Nicias (-500). After him are Aelia Eudocia (401), Bacchylides (-490), Telamon (null), Stilpo (-359), Idomeneus of Crete (null), and Erasistratus (-303).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Greece

Among philosophers born in Greece, Crates of Thebes ranks 31. Before him are Epimenides (-690), Speusippus (-407), Chilon of Sparta (-600), Hipparchia of Maroneia (-350), Aenesidemus (-80), and Cleobulus (-590). After him are Stilpo (-359), Philo of Larissa (-145), Archelaus (-500), Plutarch of Athens (350), Timon of Phlius (-320), and Eudemus of Rhodes (-370).

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